“Longmont Mayor Brian Bagley, who previously said he was against self-isolation, said at a virtual #coronavirus meeting that he wanted "somebody to come over and spit in my mouth so I can go to the hospital now cause I'm not going to die" https://t.co/7iJGJ3GXBE via @AdiGTV”
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The mayor of Longmont is getting backlash from local business owners after he slammed the governor's stay-at-home policy during a virtual City Council meeting, where he said he wanted "somebody to come over and spit in my mouth."
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LONGMONT — The mayor of Longmont is getting backlash from local business owners after he slammed the governor's stay-at-home policy during a virtual City Council meeting, and said he wanted "somebody to come over and spit in my mouth."
The goal of the March 25 meeting was to address local coronavirus fears and issues. Boulder County Public Health Executive Director Jeff Zayach also phoned in on the meeting to explain data, policies and answer questions for city council members.
Julie Benoit and Luc Nadeau, who are both business owners in Longmont, said the video of the conference is circulating in the community.
They said Mayor Brian Bagley's comments left them reeling, but this comment stuck out: "I want somebody to come over and spit in my mouth so I can go to the hospital now cause I'm not going to die," the mayor said.
Nadeau said it felt like the mayor was sending the wrong message to young people — that they don't have to take the outbreak seriously; they won't go to the hospital; they won't die.
"I just felt that it was a disregard for an elderly neighbor, a grandparent, a compromised child or adult," Benoit said.
The mayor defended himself on Monday.
"First of all, I was speaking with emotion and sarcasm, obviously I don't want someone to come over and spit in my mouth," Bagley said. "What I meant was there is rooms in the hospital. I would rather get sick now than later."
“Why does every dudebrah who says something like this look EXACTLY like someone you'd expect to say something like this https://t.co/ogSH5vckMv”
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